How do I re-enforce the edge-split modifier on a linked proxy object
As Promised

Like I said in my original post, I would keep playing and post here should I find a solution to the problem at hand.

Questions Answered


Still not clear why it was hapenning.
Not sure why the children would refuse to follow their empty parents.
I was able to get this to work the way I wanted by opening the subassembly's .blend file, and adding all the parts into a group and gave the group a name.  Next, in the main assembly's .blend file, I simply linked the group, and only the group, from the subassembly's file.  This brought in the subassembly with a lovely gimble for selecting the group.  I was able to successfully translate, rotate, and scale the subassembly by use of this gimble.  Worked perfectly, and all parts maintained their edge-split modifiers!


Any further details?

It seemed I have answered only one of three of my questions, but in all fairness, this was the most important of the three, since it enabled me to achieve my final goal.  Feel free to comment if you know the answers to the other two questions as I am still quite curious as to why it did not work correctly using my original method.

Final Thought

I sure hope someone out there finds this question and answer to be useful in combating any headaches they may experience such as the one I originally had.

Peace and all Good,
Sirach